PLDB998CC0 Won't drain

[John Scholz]

My PLDB998CC0 won't drain or clean the dishes very well, at the end of the cycle there is a lot of water covering the heating element. I checked the main (big) motor and impeller and all looks fine, no broken parts or blockage. I put 110VAC to it and it spins really good. I checked the (small) drain motor and it also seems to check out well. The drain hose is fine with no kinks.

Sometimes when it runs the it will take a while to water to start filling the tub, there will also be times when it is difficult to enter settings.

Any advise on what to do next? It's just over 5 years old.

Thanks.

[Jake]

Hi,

Jeff has a good troubleshooting page here you can look over:
http://www.applianceaid.com/frigidaire_dishwashers.html (http://www.applianceaid.com/frigidaire_dishwashers.html)

Jake

[John Scholz]

Thanks but this just talks about faulty impellers and pumps which does not appear to be my problem.

Do you have any other advise?


John Scholz

[Jake]

The water shouldn't be covering the element when you open the door to look in, so I would first take your drain hose off from under your sink, get a bucket and put your drain hose in it and start it in drain, it should have a good strong flow, does it?

You may also have a bad control board if its not going into the settings sometimes.

Jake